After a proper teardown, iFixit concludes that the new MacBook Pro has no user-serviceable parts at all, which some think is a really bad thing. I honestly don't know - I mean, my ZenBook isn't particularly user-serviceable either, and my smartphones, tablets, and whatnot are pretty much entirely soldered together as well. What do you guys make of this?

I don't understand this entire argument. To me it's a bit like with cars. Somebody who buys a Mercedes will take it to the shop if there are any problems with the car. A Mercedes driver is very unlikely to service the car himself, except for basic things. Someone who likes to tinker with his car is probably better of with a different car. Apple products kind of fall in the same category. I purchased mine with 16 gigs of ram, that's going to be enough for me for at least 2 years. If the battery or anything else fails it goes back to apple and I let them worry how they fix it.